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Shopping Tip: The Silk Blouse Your Essential Go-To Foundation. Layer up in cool, polished style, NOW. Forgo the 2000’s fascination with casual t-shirt dressing. This season designers of all kinds have been offering a savvy assortment of fitted silk blouses to help keep you looking polished throughout the day while retaining that must-have sense of comfort…

Online Sample Sales, Coupon Codes & Deals

Shopping Guide to Savings Online sample sales, private flash sales, and simply good deals Deals, bargains, sample sale are all magic to our ears. But did anyone say,”online sample sales” around here? Wowza! You know we love a good deal around here. We have shared plenty of discount designer style tips for life secret’s to…

Ditch those stuffy images of 1980’s French Chic helmet hair tucked in place with a bulky headband. Forget Mary Richards and her rigid flip. Say toodleloo to the overdone fascinator. There is something refreshingly modern atop the chicest heads on the red carpet, like Charlize Theron and Michelle Williams (pictured above) at the Golden Globes, when looking to polish up something…

Wow, wow, wow. As we often suggest products from both Zappos and 6PM, we feel it important to share the security breach news. It’s reported that 24+ million customer accounts are affected by the security hack on Zappos. Read the Zappos security release here for tips on what to do and what not to worry about…

Over the past few years London based designer Mary Katrantzou has made quite a name for herself with collections that boast signature out-of-this-world collaged prints and could be considered a harbinger of the digital print craze that has had designers of all types trying to out-do each other with the never-before-seen. Starting Jan. 23rd fans…

Ohhh, how we quiver with gorgeous anticipation whenever we open correspondence from the House of Dior. When it includes the fantastic melding of art meets glam, our pointy toe pumps click to attention. German artist Anselm Reyle collaborated with the iconic French fashion house on a new capsule collection of bags, shoes, costume jewelry, sunglasses, small leather goods, scarves, and…

Traction + Style + Function = Solved I always joke that I couldn’t live full-time in an environment where my shoe choice is based on traction over style- no matter how gorgeous the outdoors may be. So, I was super psyched to road test some stylish winter boot contenders, particularly when I was away at my…

Now that the busy holiday shopping season is coming to an end, and you’ve checked off all of your gift giving needs, why not spend an afternoon treating yourself to celebrate the end of the year and a job well done. But if you’re down to the wire and out & about in a mad…

From Celine comes our latest obsession, this ultra-sleek minimal black leather bucket bag that’s destined to make its way to the top of our wish lists. While bucket bag styles come & go in & out of vogue every so often, they have always remained a perennial favorite of ours when it comes to an…

Shopping List to Savings Deals, bargains, sample sale are all magic to our ears. But did anyone say,”online sample sales” around here? Wowza! You know we love a good deal around here. We have shared plenty of discount designer style tips for life secret’s to look great on the cheap, shopping on the cheap tips, shopping…

As the holidays are rapidly approaching we’ve culled together a five day series chalk full of some of our favorite finds of the season to gift your loved ones and yourself with in order to get the most bang for your holiday buck. For the man who has everything, consider these fab finds not only…

We all know one. She’s up on every fashion trend, a major label queen, and loves instant gratification. She puts the most unexpected pieces together for smashing results, like the model in the Zara outfit above. But, what in living daylights to get the girl who wants everything? Something trendy, of course! Need more help…

Funny Story: Once upon a time I purchased a vintage Judith Leiber round suede bag with fantastic passementerie detail. The bag was a unique style and exuded absolute timeless chic. The little finding that held the shoulder strap popped off so I took it up to the Judith Leiber showroom for repair. As I sat in…

Designer influence is certainly out in force when it comes to chic iPad cases and Marc Jacobs surely leads the pack. From Marc Jacobs comes a refreshing array of covetable iPad cases just in time for the holidays. We’re particularly fond of his quilted hands-free purse-like option with its decadent gold chain strap and soothing gray…

Like fellow powerhouse Miuccia Prada, we wait with bated breath to see what kind of mind-boggling, jaw dropping references London designer Christopher Kane is about to release onto fashion’s trend radar for season’s to come. From intricate floral embroideries placed on patent leather to haute 90’s notes from the likes of Gianni Versace and Dolce & Gabbana, he’s taken us on a wild,…